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Atrib ugz, they do it on purpose, we have to act prudently, this heightens confusion when it comes to war and we have to be sure were not letting certain attacks be interpreted as proxy attack by russia, we do have the power to defend ourselves, im worried about those other actors that are not gru in russia, critical to keep eye on that and make sure ark tribution is critical. >> todd: is there anything the average american can do to protect themselves or this is so high level it is out of their...

Arsenal i hope and believe, i know they know more than i know. i hope and believe they are right. if it were up to me, based on what i know, i was encouraged also by senator warners words tonight enemy ways. i would have gone a little bit further. they have been right up to this pointed. and we have to trust them. i think, as we go through this process. >> bret: the resilience of the ukrainian foreign minister and ukrainian president and the ukrainian people has been pretty amazing, jennifer, an...

If this is how they feel, major, does it give you a sense of, one, either they wont carry out and go through with the mission or other members of their units feel the same way and may, in fact, turn on their own country. >> i think so. what were talking about is the will to fight. it doesnt matter how big your military is or your military weapons. once you lose that, everything starts to unravel. you have platoons that wont fight. youll have people that puncture their own gas tanks. were seeing ...

For all your amazing, wonderful reporting thats going on. very courageous indeed. i know youve been on the ground in ukraine since the beginning of the russian invasion. its now week three. what do you want the world to know about what youre seeing happen to the people of ukraine? >> reporter: essentially all im seeing right now -- today we were in irpin, the besieged town northwest of kyiv, and we could see soldiers streaming in, you know, ukrainian armed forces, platoons, you know, squads and ...

Usually, were seeing the firework and laser show in dubai at the top of the worlds tallest building, but were showing you today this record—breaking attempt in ras al khaimah. fireworks being launched from more than 130 platoons. those drones are part of this world record double attempt in ras al khaimah in the united arab emirates. a stunning

For many of these officers. i mean, it -- its real. how important is it that -- that these officers feel prepared and supported by their department? >> its incredibly important. and tom mangers one of the best chiefs in the country. when i came to d.c. in 98 as police chief, he was the chief of fairfax county police, and then later took over montgomery county. so we have worked together for over 20 years. i know what his capabilities are. as was said earlier, he is not going to get caught flatfo...

Officers feel prepared and supported by their department? >> its incredibly important and tom manger is one of the best chiefs in the country. when i came to d.c. in 98, he was the cheer of fairfax county police so we worked together for over 20 years. i know what his capabilities are as we said earlier, hes not going to get caught flat footed. the ckcome money case with the rank and file, they know they have enough help and support. this isnt going to happen again like it did on january 6th. th...

Their intelligence operations, they have the d.c. national guard on standby. do you believe all of this will be enough? >> yeah, i do. i think theyre as prepared as they can be. i was glad they did put the fencing back up. that gives stand-off distances. i think you will see an overwhelming presence of police. the other issue of course is going to be on metropolitan police department with all the other events going on. i havent seen the operational plan, but im sure they will have some mobile pl...

He had already worked with so many different interpreters, but zach was different. he was physically fit for one. his english was excellent. most of all, he was willing to go to sangin, which many interpreters avoided. he said i immediately recognized that he was a special guy and i was very lucky to have him. marines in other platoons began to eye this new addition with envy, but major schueman had no intention of sharing him. the patrols were long and terrifying as the marines made their way t...

Zak that caught major shoe mens attention, heres how he described the first time that he met zak in sangin. quote major shaman concedes he was in a transactional mood on the day he met zak, yet already work for so many different interpreters, but zak was different, he was physically fit, for one, his english was excellent. most of all, he was willing to go to sangin, which many interpreters avoided given the dangers trying. he said quote, i recognize he was a special guy, and i was very lucky to...